wiglian

Old English

Alternative forms

  • wīġlian

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *wigulōn, *wihulōn, from Proto-Germanic *wigulōną, *wihulōną (“to conjure, divine”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyk- (“to separate, choose, cull, weed out, consecrate”). Related to Dutch wichelen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwij.li.ɑn/

Verb

wiġlian

  1. to divine, foretell

Conjugation

Conjugation of wiġlian (weak, class 2)
infinitive wiġlian wiġlienne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular wiġliġe wiġlode
second person singular wiġlast wiġlodest
third person singular wiġlaþ wiġlode
plural wiġliaþ wiġlodon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular wiġliġe wiġlode
plural wiġliġen wiġloden
imperative
singular wiġla
plural wiġliaþ
participle present past
wiġliende (ġe)wiġlod
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